3,282 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Sir Edward Elgar recorded his own composition Chanson de Nuit for His Master's Voice; this two-sided acoustic recording captures the British composer performing his own work in the early electrical recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-0885 Classical
Edward Lloyd, the celebrated Victorian tenor and oratorio singer, recorded 'Come Into the Garden Maud' and 'Lend Me Your Aid' on His Master's Voice D821. Lloyd was one of the most famous English vocalists of the late 19th century, and this is a later electrical or late acoustic recording under his name.AI summary
His Master's Voice D821 Voice
Edward Lloyd, the leading English lyric tenor of the Victorian era and a favourite of Sullivan and Elgar, sings 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby' and 'Sound an Alarm' from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus on HMV D822. Lloyd made very few recordings given his fame, and his HMV discs are collected by admirers of the Victorian English tenor tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice D822 Classical
Edward Lloyd, a celebrated English tenor of the Victorian and Edwardian era, singing two operatic arias on His Master's Voice E330, part of HMV's early classical catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice E330 Opera
Edwards on 'Cryin for the Moon' and 'I'll fly to Hawaii', from HMV B5172. The identity of Edwards and the date are unverified; the Hawaiian-themed side suggests the 1920s-1930s. This is a minor vocal or light novelty recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5172 Voice
Edwin Fischer on His Master's Voice DA 1389, performing two solo piano works: Schubert's Adagio and Beethoven's Minuet. Fischer was a major Swiss classical pianist and conductor.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1389 Classical
Effie Atherton recorded 'My Young Man's Ever So Nice' and 'Dennis the Menace from Venice' for His Master's Voice; the titles suggest novelty or comedy songs from the 1920s–1930s by a performer not well-documented in jazz or popular music histories.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD287 Comic
His Master's Voice B8406 Personalities (Prs)
Eleanor Powell, the famous American tap dancer and MGM star, recorded two novelty numbers—"Got a Brand New Suit" and "(Ramona) Every Now and Then"—for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8406 Personalities (Prs)
Eleanor Powell, the American tap dancer and film star, performing two Irving Berlin songs from the 1930s, 'You are my lucky star' and 'I've got a feelin you're foolin', on His Master's Voice B8396.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8396 Dance
Elena Gerhardt (1883–1961) was a German mezzo-soprano celebrated for her interpretations of German Romantic lieder and folk songs. This His Master's Voice pressing preserves two of Schubert's art songs.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA706 Classical
Elena Gerhardt was a celebrated German mezzo-soprano, specialist in Lieder and art song. 'Auf dem grünen Balkon' and 'Verborgenheit' (Hermann) are German Lieder; this HMV DA715 acoustic pressing captures Gerhardt's artistry. HMV acoustics of major European art singers command collector interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA715 Voice
His Master's Voice GS39 Voice
Eli Hudson, an obscure artist, performing polka and hornpipe material on HMV B-series; likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B146 Instrumental
Elisabeth van Endert, a soprano, performs two pieces for His Master's Voice: the German song 'Heimweh' (Homesickness) and 'Ave Maria'.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-43450 Voice
Elisabeth Welch, the British-American vocalist and performer, singing two jazz-influenced ballads on His Master's Voice: 'Far away in Shanty Town' and 'Girl I knew'. Welch was a prominent performer in British theatre and film during the 1930s–40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2741 Jazz
Elizabeth Welch, an American jazz and cabaret singer, recorded 'Harlem in My Heart' and 'One Kiss' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B8608. Welch was a cabaret artist and stage performer in London during the 1920s and 1930s, and her recordings remain sought after by jazz collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8608 Jazz
Elizabeth Welch was a celebrated Black British-American singer and performer of the 1920s–1930s. This His Master's Voice side (catalogue B8144) records her singing popular and theatrical songs. Welch is now remembered as a significant figure in twentieth-century musical theatre.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8144 Voice
His Master's Voice BD889 Personalities (Prs)
Elizabeth Welch, the British-American singer and entertainer active in London musical theatre, recorded 'Soft Lights and Sweet Music' for His Master's Voice, B8144; Welch was a sophisticated cabaret and theatre performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8144 Voice
Ella Fitzgerald, one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time, recorded *Swingin' Shepherd Blues* and *Midnight Sun* for His Master's Voice in the 1950s. This is a mainstream British pop pressing of her recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP486 Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald on HMV, performing 'Swingin Shepherd Blues' and 'Midnight Sun', from her early 1950s popularity.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP486 Jazz
Dame Ellen Terry was the foremost Shakespearean actress of the Victorian and Edwardian stage, and this HMV pressing captures her reciting Portia's 'Quality of Mercy' speech from The Merchant of Venice. HMV 2-3535 is a single-sided pressing from the early acoustic period, around 1911. Terry's recordings are historically significant documents of Victorian acting style and are keenly sought by theatre and literary collectors. This is one of the most interesting spoken-word items a British collection of this era can hold.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-3535 Personalities (Prs)
Duke Ellington recorded 'Echoes of the Jungle' and 'Limehouse Blues' for His Master's Voice B6066; Ellington was the supreme jazz composer and bandleader, and these pieces exemplify his early 1930s style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6066 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra recorded these two sides—dated 1929 and 1930 in the titles—for HMV's B-series, capturing the early swing style that defined his band at the Cotton Club.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6106 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra on 'Double check Stomp' and 'Sweet Dreams of Love', issued by His Master's Voice B6277. This is an early Ellington coupling from the late 1920s; UK copies of Ellington's most sought-after recordings from this period are uncommon and highly collectable among jazz enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6277 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'Blues I Love to Sing' and 'Hot Feet' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B6343, likely early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6343 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'Memories of you' and 'You're lucky to me' for His Master's Voice (HMV B5954). These are early ballad recordings from Ellington's orchestra in the late 1920s, representing a different side of his work from the hot jazz material for which he is most famous.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5954 Jazz
Duke Ellington on His Master's Voice B4842, performing 'When a Black Man's blue' and the composition 'Mood Indigo'. This is a British pressing of a major jazz composer and orchestra leader.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4842 Jazz
His Master's Voice B4869 Jazz
Duke Ellington and his orchestra on His Master's Voice B4929, recording 'Saratoga Swing' and 'Washington Wobble' (1927). Two classic sides from Ellington's early creative period on an established British HMV pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4929 Jazz
Ellington (likely Duke Ellington or an Ellington orchestra) recorded 'Saturday Night Function' and 'High Life' for His Master's Voice B4956, a mid-1920s-1930s dance recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4956 Dance
Duke Ellington's orchestra, recorded circa 1928, with two sides issued on His Master's Voice; the catalogue number suggests a dance-era pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4957 Jazz
Duke Ellington's Savoy Ballroom orchestra on His Master's Voice, featuring 'East Saint Louis Toodle-O' and 'Got Everything but You' — two significant sides from his breakthrough years, likely recorded in 1927 or shortly after.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4958 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the American jazz composer and bandleader, on His Master's Voice with 'Haunted Nights' and 'Duke Steps Out'; Ellington's recordings are among the most sought-after and valuable in jazz.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4960 Jazz
Duke Ellington on His Master's Voice B4992 performing 'Stompy Jones' and 'Blue Feeling'. Ellington was the leading figure in jazz; HMV B-series pressings of his sides are commonly held and relatively affordable.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4992 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the American jazz composer and bandleader, recorded 'Moon Over Cuba' and 'Just a-settin' and a-rockin'' for His Master's Voice. Ellington was one of the greatest jazz composers and orchestral leaders of the 20th century, and his recordings remain highly valued by collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9268 Jazz
A His Master's Voice pressing credited to Ellington, featuring 'Troubled Waters' and a take on 'Stardust'; this is likely Duke Ellington's orchestra, recorded mid-1930s or later.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4593 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra recorded 'Sweet Jazz of mine' (1930) and 'Stevedore Stomp' (1929) for His Master's Voice. These represent Ellington's early work for HMV, when his orchestra was at the height of its early 1930s form.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6106 Jazz
His Master's Voice 08056 Instrumental
The Elman String Quartette performing a Quartet in G Minor on His Master's Voice 08056, an early chamber recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 08056 Classical
Elsie and Doris Waters, British variety sisters, performing 'Food Talk' with Stanley Holloway on His Master's Voice JH series; music-hall and variety entertainment of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH30 Music Hall
Elsie and Doris Waters, the comedy duo famous for their BBC radio partnership, performing an 'Air Ministry Security Record' — a wartime spoken-word recording preserved on HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH50 Personalities (Prs)
Elsie Carlisle, a British torch singer and vaudeville performer of the late 1920s and 1930s, recorded two sentimental ballads for His Master's Voice B2579.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2579 Voice
Elsie Carlisle, a popular British light-soprano and comedic vocalist of the 1920s–1930s, recorded this medley for His Master's Voice. Carlisle was a prolific recording artist and stage performer known for her vivacity and musical versatility.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD476 Voice
Elsie Janis, the American entertainer and Broadway star, recorded 'I love them all a little bit' for His Master's Voice, probably in the 1910s–1920s. Janis was a major stage and early recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-3315 Voice
Elsie Janis was an American entertainer, dancer and singer of the Edwardian and 1920s era; this His Master's Voice side features 'The Jazz Band', capturing her engagement with early jazz material.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-3314 Jazz
Elsie Janis, the American singer, dancer and entertainer, performing 'Florrie was a Flapper' and 'You're Here and I'm Here' (with B. Hallam) on His Master's Voice B488. Janis was a popular stage and recording artist of the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B488 Personalities (Prs)